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Mohammed Morsi is shown behind bars with his hands raised in the air.

Ousted ex-Egyptian president Morsi dies during trial

Obituary

Ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi died on Monday after he fainted in court following a hearing.

A man in a military uniform stands in front of microphones

US ‘foreign terrorist’ designation is more punishment than threat detector

Foreign policy
Police stand in a line in a courtroom. They are dressed in black and white camouflage uniforms and each has a shield.

Egyptian court delays verdict in mass trial over Rabaa sit-in

Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during his trial at a Cairo court on May 8, 2014. He has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Egypt’s first democratically elected president becomes a convict

Justice
Protesters hold a sign and photographs of detained Al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, an Australian, Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian-Egyptian national, and Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian. The three who were jailed in Cairo on December 29, 2013. Greste was release

The release of a jailed journalist can’t hide Egypt’s human rights problem

Justice
Low-level power-brokers under Mubarak stand to win in upcoming parliamentary elections

Revenge of the remnants: Egypt’s new ‘felool’ consolidates

A change of the voting system sets the stage to hand power back to the “felool” — or remnents — those who had low-level power under the Mubarak era. What does that mean? “I’m negative,” says one opposition official, “about the current prospects for democracy.”

Al Jazeera journalists (L-R) Peter Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed stand behind bars at a court in Cairo last summer.

New trial ordered for three journalists in prison in Cairo

Justice

For more than a year, journalists and rights advocates around the world have campaigned on behalf of three Al Jazeera journalists behind bars in Egypt. Today, a court in Cairo ordered a new trial for the three men. But they are not being released.

Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed (L to R) listen to a ruling at a court in Cairo June 23, 2014. The three Al Jazeera journalists were jailed for seven years in Egypt on Monday after the court convicted them of helping a "terrorist organizatio

Frosty relations between the US and Egypt are further tested by Egypt’s crackdown on journalists

Global Politics

US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo to meet with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. This high-level meeting was an attempt by Washington to improve strained relations with Egypt following months of political unrest. But the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists Monday could be another setback.US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Cairo to meet with new Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. This high-level meeting was an attempt by Washington to improve strained relations with Egypt following months of political unrest. But the sentencing of three Al Jazeera journalists Monday could be another setback.

Egypt's leftist presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi (center) gestures before a rally in Banha, northwest of Cairo. Egyptians will vote in presidential elections on May 26 and 27.

This man wants to be Egypt’s next president — and he has no ties to the country’s military

Global Politics

It’s almost a foregone conclusion that Egypt’s former defense minister, Abdel-Fattah al Sisi, will win the country’s presidential election at the end of May. But there is another candidate in the race.It’s almost a foregone conclusion that Egypt’s former defense minister, Abdel-Fattah al Sisi, will win the country’s presidential election at the end of May. But there is another candidate in the race.

In February, 2014, following two weeks of terror attacks in Egypt, including massive car bombs, Anwar drew this cartoon with blood flowing out of a cracked television screen to illustrate the deadly news being delivered in every broadcast. The homeowner i

Two cartoonists in Egypt push the boundaries of what’s acceptable and find a ready audience

Arts, Culture & Media

You’re barely 20, you’re Egyptian and you’re a political cartoonist. You hone your craft during the 2011 revolution and learn all the tricks around criticizing authority. After the revolution, you think everything is fair game. But then your editors start rejecting your cartoons and you wonder why your older colleagues seem all too willing to tow the line. What do you do? Like any good millennial, you head to social media, zines, and the parallel media universe online. Meet Anwar and Andeel, two of Egypt’s most daring political cartoonists.